Tag Archives: 2011

Visual Soliloquy #167 Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, people cannot live without a spiritual life…

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. –Buddha Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/buddha_2.html#ixzz1JAoFRXKM

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Visual Soliloquy #166 I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done…

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done. –Buddha

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Epically Wonderful Day on Signal Hill

Yesterday was the sort of gorgeous spring day with the sun streaming out hourly invitations to throw off the parka, throw open the doors, and throw ourselves outside. And we accepted. Graciously. For about seven and half hours on “The … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #165 When it is dark enough, you can see the stars…

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #164 Rather than wishing for change, you first must be prepared to change…

Rather than wishing for change, you first must be prepared to change. – Catherine Pulsifer

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Visual Soliloquy #163 You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment…

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. – Henry David Thoreau

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Visual Soliloquy #162 Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end…

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. –Seneca

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Clifford the Big Red Boat

So, I’m standing in the post office line at London Drugs in my hockey gear looking like an overgrown Tim Bit when it hits me that “My life might not be normal.” You see, I had to pick up the … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #161 Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going…

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. -Jim Rohn

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Visual Soliloquy #160 I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. – Thomas Edison

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Visual Soliloquy #159 We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry…

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.–Maya Angelou

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Mount Vinson or Bust (and Bust)

Every spring since 2005, I’ve scrutinized all of the major climbing outfitters websites looking at their Mount Vinson offerings. And every spring, summer, and fall since then as well, I’ve decided that Mount Vinson’s mountain of a price tag was … Continue reading

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Be A Super Hero in the Drop Zone

Easter Seals of Newfoundland and Labrador is doing an exciting fund-raiser this summer called “Drop Zone.” They approached me, as your local neighbourhood adventurer and climber, to see if I could recruit some participants for the event. As an adventurous … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #158 There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting…

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting. -The Buddha

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Visual Soliloquy # 157 Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better…

Photo credit: Georgina Short Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. – Samuel Beckett

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Visual Soliloquy #156 The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity…

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity. -Ayn Rand

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Visual Soliloquy #155 If you do anything for too long, it starts to lack edge, to become too easy. Easy is the kiss of death…

If you do anything for too long, it starts to lack edge, to become too easy. Easy is the kiss of death. -Julia Ormond Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/edge_3.html#ixzz1Hi6sai15

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Visual Soliloquy #154 Keep close to Nature’s heart…and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods…

Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. -John Muir

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Visual Soliloquy #153 I can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary…

I can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary. – Lou Holtz

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Visual Soliloquy #152 Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it…

  Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. -Howard Thurman

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A Season for Both Peaks and Valleys

For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. A time to kill and a time to … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #151 Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome…

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. – Samuel Johnson

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Visual Soliloquy #150 There is no such thing in anyone’s life as an unimportant day…

“There is no such thing in anyone’s life as an unimportant day.” – Alexander Woollcott

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Visual Soliloquy #149 There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it…

“There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it.” – Edith Wharton

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Visual Soliloquy #148 If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it…

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work. –Nhat Hanh

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Visual Soliloquy # 147 Every choice you make has an end result…

Every choice you make has an end result. – Zig Ziglar

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Visual Soliloquy #146 Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go…

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T. S. Elliot

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The Week that Was

I’ve been speaking to a number of Grade Four classes of late about being an explorer and the challenges that explorers face. I find myself wishing, despite the developmental impossibility, that we could all remain ten. Grade Fours are my … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #145 By three methods we may learn wisdom…

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. –Confucius

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Visuall Soliloquy #144 If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it…

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it. – John Irving

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Visual Soliloquy # 143 Good things happen to those who hustle…

Good things happen to those who hustle.-Anais Nin

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Visual Soliloquy #142 All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green…

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Visual Soliloquy # 141 It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop…

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. – Confucius

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Visual Soliloquy #140 Risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing…

Risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. – Leo Buscaglia

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Visual Soliloquy #139 Courage is knowing what not to fear…

Courage is knowing what not to fear. –Plato

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Visual Soliloqut #138 Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony…

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. – Mahatma Gandhi

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What’s TA Climbing Next? Hvannadalshnúkur, Yding-skovhoj, and Mont Blanc

Congrats to Trien…She’s taken my set of wild clues and solved the puzzle. I’m climbing to three (no, actually four) country high points in the next few months. In April, Marian and I will be climbing Hvannadalshnúkur (the highest peak … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #137 As we develop more love for others, we’ll have more confidence in ourselves…

As we develop more love for others, we’ll have more confidence in ourselves; the more courage we have, the more relaxed and serene we’ll be. –Dalai Lama

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What’s TA Climbing Next II? Clue 9

So put what’s going on in this picture together with yesterday’s clue and I’m hoping it will lead you to the first high point…what’s on the go in this pic? Put on those thinking caps, put google to the test…bing … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #136 Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance…

Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. – Samuel Johnson

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